Ariel Meyerstein

Ariel Meyerstein is the Head of the Sustainability Office at U.S. Bank, which he joined in 2023. He leads enterprise sustainability strategy, including net zero, sustainable finance commercialization and impact measurement and reporting.

Meyerstein has more than 20 years of experience in international law, global public policy, corporate sustainability and sustainable finance, with focuses on climate change, human rights and community development. Before U.S. Bank, he was a Director of Community Investing and Development for Citi, where he led the implementation of its $1.1 billion commitment aimed at helping close the wealth gap and served as an SVP on Citi’s Sustainability and ESG team. Earlier in his career, he led multilateral policy engagement at the United States Council for International Business and practiced international dispute resolution for global law firms and in international courts.

Meyerstein has a Ph.D. and J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. from Columbia University. He serves on the board of the Opportunity Finance Network and has participated in several U.S. government advisory bodies on responsible business conduct. He is an active scholar, publishing widely and teaching at leading law schools and business schools. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and two children.